The Observatories at Chajnantor
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This video shows the ALMA Array Operations Site (AOS) on the Chajnantor plateau in northern Chile.
In this desert setting that hardly resembles a typical view of our planet, astronomers find the best conditions to observe the coolest and the most distant objects in the Universe.
On the right we see the 12-metre diameter antenna of APEX, the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment, operative at Chajnantor since 2005; moving to the left, the AOS Technical Building and the first antennas for ALMA are visible.
In the background, the 5920 m Licancabur volcano dominates the landscape.
Credit:
ESO
About the Video
| Id: | alma09chaj1 |
| Release date: | 22 February 2010, 11:43 |
| Duration: | 15s |
About the Object
| Type: | • APEX • ALMA |
